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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Interesting innovations regularly come from island nations, for example the first 3G trial on the Isle of Man (where I grew up), from Singapore (Goto Camera), and most recently Sri Lanka with hSenid’s SDP in the Cloud, which was recently released and then deployed with Etisalat – Sri Lanka (formerly known as Celltel & then […]

Nokia recently announced its to ditch Symbian software for its high-end smartphones, instead using MeeGo that was announced at Mobile World Congress this year. The N-series has been Nokia’s crown jewel for years and dominated the smartphone space before the arrival of Apple’s iPhone (be-careful how you hold it) and HTC’s Android-based devices. “Going forward, […]

My good friend Mac Taylor is conducting an industry wide survey on operator relationships with developers and what developers expect and want from operators. The survey is here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CGGMPY7 Some of the questions he’s asking include: Is capability and service exposure relevant? Will operators be able to attract developers and build a developer community? What […]

I was reviewing some old slides last night and saw some material I put together nearly 3 years ago that made me both happy and sad. Funny how three years later telcos are still struggling, whereas the consumer electronics / OS / web service providers have done and moved on… 1. Without direct Customer Access […]

In previous articles I’ve discussed the three dimensions upon which a customer pays: cash, time/attention and privacy. As we’re seeing with Facebook and Google’s problems, society is starting to realize the value of privacy – businesses of all sizes should be even more concerned. Google has caused significant market disruption using a very old business […]